Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[ndutndut]

That?s exactly what?s going to happen next season: Como have no European experience and find themselves catapulted into Europe?s top competition. Will they manage to make a good impression? Hmm, I don?t think so ? I have my serious doubts!
The same fate befell Bologna two years ago, who didn?t even manage to make it into the top 24 to qualify for the play-offs/round of 16

but wait because they said that even when they had just arrived in Serie A, experience isn't everything and sometimes you have to trust new teams, because they can always reserve wonderful surprises, life won't be easy for them, but that doesn't mean they won't make it, its definitely hard but not impossible.

It's understandable that some people doubt Como performance in the UCL next season as they are qualifying for the competition for the first time and lacking experience. There are many examples of teams that have suddenly qualified for the UCL, but during their time there they haven't even won a single match, remaining mere fixtures in the Champions League group stage.

However, it's also possible that Como could surprise in the UCL next season especially if they maintain their squad and even bring in new players with quality and experience in the competition. This will make Como even more competitive. However even a small team especially a new team in the UCL shouldn't be underestimated, especially considering Como impressive progress and rapid progress having only needed two seasons in Serie A. This is extremely rare for teams promoted to Serie A to qualify for the UCL in their second season.

[LGD2Business]

Lazio fell short of expectations this season and failed to qualify for European competitions. They finished the league in 9th place. Maurizio Sarri's tenure also came to an end today. Had they not lost the Coppa Italia final, they might have continued with Sarri, but with the poor league finish the partnership lasted just one season.
Sarri is likely headed to Atalanta. Lazio are considering bringing Gattuso on board as new head coach. The movement of managers between teams in the Italian league continues at full speed. You don't see this much turnover in other leagues probably.

[LUCKMCFLY]

It's understandable that some people doubt Como performance in the UCL next season as they are qualifying for the competition for the first time and lacking experience. There are many examples of teams that have suddenly qualified for the UCL, but during their time there they haven't even won a single match, remaining mere fixtures in the Champions League group stage.

COMO is a team that surprised me a lot because they qualified for the UCL, which means there's a lot of talent there. And since they've already secured their place, I don't think they've overexerted themselves to the point where things in the UCL are going to go wrong. I think they should keep the team together; it wouldn't be good for them to sell players or anything. They might buy some, but I hope they don't sell. Nico Paz is supposedly wanted by Real Madrid, but he doesn't want him.

[Ale88]

Juventus still hasn't overcome its striker problem. They're struggling to score goals. They need to pay a very high price to bring in a good striker this year. Otherwise, they will continue to be a team that can't score goals in Italy. They can't get enough efficiency from their wing players. They need a good striker. Especially towards the end of the season, they need to be in better shape, but for the last two years they've been performing poorly at the end of the league. This year Milan showed a similar thing, losing at home in the last week and therefore dropping in the Champions League standings. Como, on the other hand, achieved the difficult task and will be in the Champions League next year.

It's easy to say that Juventus need a good striker, but where are all these good strikers right now? Even outside of Italy, if we take a look at the goalscorers besides the impossible names (Haaland, Mbappé, Kane), who's available? Igor Thiago? Deniz Undav? Guirassy? I think that right now there is a huge shortage of good strikers in general, especially young ones.

Don't go too far, the team that destroyed them at UCL had Osimhen, they can just knock the doors and ask Galatasaray to get him for like 100 million or something. Now I know that you think that Juventus doesn't have that kind of money, but they do have some players who are useless, at least to me they look useless.

If they make even 50 million out of selling some of them, and spend another 50 from normal transfer budget they have, that's 100. If they can't even sell 50 million worth of players, or do not have 50 million budget, then of course they are not going to be good next season, you need at least that much to get better. Plus, Osimhen is like what 26?27 years old? That dude could play another 5 season easily, if not more, and can provide you with bunch of goals every single season.

I didn't specifically mention Osimhen because in his contract there is "anti-Italy penalty clause" that Napoli specifically inserted to prevent Galatasaray from selling the striker to another Italian rival team. That was a non-negotiable condition for Napoli, and both Galatasaray and Osimhen accepted it. So basically if Galatasaray were to sell him to Juventus, the Turkish team would have to pay a 50 or 70 million euros penalty to Napoli.

[Gallar]

Lazio fell short of expectations this season and failed to qualify for European competitions. They finished the league in 9th place. Maurizio Sarri's tenure also came to an end today. Had they not lost the Coppa Italia final, they might have continued with Sarri, but with the poor league finish the partnership lasted just one season.
Sarri is likely headed to Atalanta. Lazio are considering bringing Gattuso on board as new head coach. The movement of managers between teams in the Italian league continues at full speed. You don't see this much turnover in other leagues probably.

Yes,, Lazio should do that, because their performance hasn't shown significant progress so far. Therefore,, Lazio must immediately find a new coach who can help them at least qualify for the Europa League next season. Lazio has been unable to finish well in Serie A for three seasons now. Last season, Lazio only managed to finish in seventh place,, and the season before that was also the case. Therefore,, Lazio must find a coach who can prevent this failure from happening again next season.

Furthermore, in my personal opinion, besides finding a new and better coach, Lazio must also find new and better players. I believe the current players at Lazio are clearly no longer able to improve their performance. Therefore,, Lazio must be willing to spend money to build a better squad. Because if not, I think even if Lazio brings in a new coach, the results will likely remain the same. So Lazio clearly cannot save too much in the upcoming transfer market.

[Alex077]

Como struggled, committed themselves, and deserved their place.
I like their character, sometimes even perhaps too boastful.
But with commitment and with Fabregas' help they achieved this result and I am sure they will not disappoint everyone who believed in it.

Como's meteoric rise this season is a sight to behold. Coming from lower division and securing Champions League spot under Cesc Fabregas in just two or three year is no small feat. This is an incredible feat. Their mentality of attacking on pitch and all the tactical improvement that Fabregas has developed have been clearly seen in every match. This is a living example of how even a small club can make big difference if they have the right coaching and smart owner

Como have to sign several top player if won't loss compete for next season

Number 4 position in Serie A table and qualifying for UCL is undoubtedly a staggering success for a club like Como. Fabregas is actually working like a master.
However I think it would be foolish for him to rush after the big name. He need to be very careful in this place. You know many small or newly established club went to buy big players in the hope of fighting on big stage of Europe and went bankrupt due to debt

Keeping balance between old skilled player and fresh young player in team will be the key to its survival. If they do not just run after flashy big name and develop a working player then they can build a solid foundation in longrun

[M47AK16]

I don’t know why, but ever since I saw the performance of Como, they have become my favorite team in Serie A. We have all witnessed their luck in football, although they will not call it luck, as they put in effort, and it is the result of their efforts that made them get to the ticket to the Champions League next season. All the praise for the achievement goes to Fabregas, even though I know he alone can’t achieve it without the players, but the management is top notch.

My only problem now is the summer transfer window. I am afraid that Como may not be able to keep most of their good players till next season. We all know this can affect their performance, but I hope it doesn’t affect them, as their effort this season will go a long way next season, but only if they keep it up.

I would say when some super rich owner end up buying bunch of great players to get the team better, it is not really that much of a fun thing for me to watch. I understand that they are not buying up 200 million euro players, sure that's not the case, but they are already paying as much as the top teams and they are just doing this great based on their rich owner and nothing more.

As long as they keep spending more and more, eventually they will not end up with just fourth place but they are going to end up with first place as well. So it is not a shocker that they did alright here.

[m4r1o]

I am impressed by the way Como has performed this season even though at a point they wanted to disappoint me with their inconsistency but I also understand they are not really such a strong hold to the point they can avoid the inconsistent path they toured with some of the strong team but all those things do not really matter now rather what matters most is them being able to beat the likes of Juventus and AC Millan in the table standing and secure a place in the champions league.

Como was a little tired, certainly after pulling off those performances i don't think he would have been able to maintain a high concentration, i didn't think so, but instead they succeeded very well, demonstrating to everyone that they are truly a strong team that absolutely deserved the final victory.

[pewboy]

Como lacked consistency at one point, that's true, but you have to remember that they are not that strong a team. I think that Como have become a fighting team now, mainly with the help of Fabregas and the right advice. However, this manager has taken this team to a unique height because at the end of the 2025/26 season they are now in fourth place in the points table, above Juventus and AC Milan, so we guess that this team has worked so hard and they have taken a step closer to qualifying for the UEFA Champions League next season as a reward. At this stage, it seems that if AC Milan could secure a win against Cagliari in their final match today, they might be in fourth place in this season's Italian league.

Como is truly a team that has proven to be really strong, it's clear that they had some difficulties even at the end where the tasks were increasingly difficult, now i don't know if they can tackle it at a high level, the Champions League is a very difficult terrain, i don't know if they are really capable of tackling it, we'll find out.

[bastisisca]

I didn't specifically mention Osimhen because in his contract there is "anti-Italy penalty clause" that Napoli specifically inserted to prevent Galatasaray from selling the striker to another Italian rival team. That was a non-negotiable condition for Napoli, and both Galatasaray and Osimhen accepted it. So basically if Galatasaray were to sell him to Juventus, the Turkish team would have to pay a 50 or 70 million euros penalty to Napoli.

Osimhen again, he comes back every now and then it seems.
Both Napoli and Juventus seem to be playing the infinite game and in the meantime the years pass, my dears.
But Osimhen is very happy where he is, i don't think he wants to leave, unless for more money obviously.

[alankasman]

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Como was a little tired, certainly after pulling off those performances i don't think he would have been able to maintain a high concentration, i didn't think so, but instead they succeeded very well, demonstrating to everyone that they are truly a strong team that absolutely deserved the final victory.

It was true, because their struggle to secure a ticket to next season's UCL was successful so it was quite natural for them to earn their spot in the competition.
Indeed from the start of this season their performance was very visible and consistent in achieving results in every match. With a fairly impressive fight under coach Fabregas they finally achieved their goal defeating Cremonese with a convincing 4-1 victory in the final week.

To navigate the next season it seems they will be active in the transfer market because they are more active in playing matches next season so they need players who can help the team a little more but all of these things for Fabregas will wait for his call by the management to discuss the scheme plan for next season because usually every team that plays a lot in several competitions must be maximized so that the strength they have next season is stronger in providing resistance to teams that we know have players who are mentally strong enough to compete in the UCL one of them and I think they will be able to compete with other teams that will navigate the UCL competition next season.

[execijutiere]

If Monza avoids defeat against Catanzaro today, they will secure promotion to Serie A. They managed to beat Catanzaro 2-0 in the first leg away from home, giving them a significant advantage. If they avoid defeat in this home match, they will be promoted to Serie A; however, even if they lose 1-0, they will still be promoted. I expect Monza to secure promotion to Serie A by avoiding defeat today.Although they didn't play very well in the away game, they secured the victory with the goals they scored in the second half.

[kennycryptoitalia]

Como just made it clear to other smaller teams that they can challenge the bigger ones if they hire a manager with potential and work together to as a team to be successful its not easy but with team work qualifying for the Champions League is possible.
 Juventus and Milan has good managers so I support that they need rebuilding not only in attack but defense too cause considing to smaller teams means their defense is weak, they shouldn't wait till after the world cup cause there are still players that are good who didn't make it to the world cup so they can start with those ones then recruit more quality players after the world cup.

Como put on the field what Juventus and Milan didn't put in, this is necessary to go to the Champions League, character is truly fundamental, and if you don't put in the right effort you won't be able to do well, and in the end it ends up going badly and you don't get the desired results, this is what happened.

[aipercoin]

Como is indeed a team that we cannot conclude easily with just two seasons they can enter the champions league of course this is an extraordinary achievement, they are like an underdog team but can do well and their consistency cannot be underestimated, this achievement cannot be separated from Fabregas who has worked hard for this team, next season the champions league is an extraordinary challenge for him, whether he will look for new players for the team he now has or not and still really believes in the players he has to compete in the champions league.
The failure of Juventus and Ac Milan is a gift for Como so that he can qualify for the champions league, this is indeed an extraordinary luck for this team in my opinion.

An extraordinary result for Como without a doubt, but the same will now have to be accompanied by plays consistent with what they have earned.
It won't be easy at all, but I'm sure Como has plenty of grit. i just hope Fabregas doesn't leave Como for at least the next two seasons, for two reasons: the first is that I'm curious to see what he'll do next season, and the second is that they really need him. He's given so much.

[banana33]

The way Como has grown as of recently has actually surprised  so many football fans including myself because they are not really seen or considered a big club in Italy, and what Fabregas has done with the team deserves a lot of respect because building the squad gradually to grow is not actually easy and at same time, I feel like como would still need to earn points consistenly throughout the season, and that with show how strong they have built themselves in good quality.

yes, it's true, he surprised everyone with this fighting spirit and this incredible technical quality, something that hasn't been seen in Serie A for a long time, i is happy that a team like Como managed to go to the Champions League even if at the expense of much stronger teams on paper like Milan.

[fluffaloo]

I don?t know why, but ever since I saw the performance of Como, they have become my favorite team in Serie A. We have all witnessed their luck in football, although they will not call it luck, as they put in effort, and it is the result of their efforts that made them get to the ticket to the Champions League next season. All the praise for the achievement goes to Fabregas, even though I know he alone can?t achieve it without the players, but the management is top notch.

My only problem now is the summer transfer window. I am afraid that Como may not be able to keep most of their good players till next season. We all know this can affect their performance, but I hope it doesn?t affect them, as their effort this season will go a long way next season, but only if they keep it up.

I would say when some super rich owner end up buying bunch of great players to get the team better, it is not really that much of a fun thing for me to watch. I understand that they are not buying up 200 million euro players, sure that's not the case, but they are already paying as much as the top teams and they are just doing this great based on their rich owner and nothing more.

As long as they keep spending more and more, eventually they will not end up with just fourth place but they are going to end up with first place as well. So it is not a shocker that they did alright here.

In fact, calling it luck is an insult in my opinion for them, they have tried hard and even a lot, only with luck in sport do you not get results.
He may not be able to retain players, but he will still have to buy more to replace them, right?
They can go and improve and not get worse, they have all the prerequisites to make

[bastisisca]

I don't think that experience has anything will count, Como is definitely going to do well because thesame structured is going to be maintained by Fabregas. No body should write off Como because it if were by experience Como will not be playing in the champions League next year, because teams with more experience are in the Seria A when they finish fourth.

He certainly has a good chance of doing well, it's in his DNA to play like champions, they have the mentality, that's what i wanted to say and that has a great influence on how you behave and how you work and play.
So in my opinion he has a good chance of reaching the round of 16, he can do it, in any case it's always an excellent experience.

[Mayor of ogba]

When Como was consistent winning matches and making headlines this season, I tipped them to finish in the top four. This season, they almost miss the chance to qualify for next season Champions League, but in the last matchday AC Milan gave Como a chance to finish in the top four and book a spot in next season Champions League, Como didn't waste the chance; they seized the chance with a 4-1 win against Cremonese, congratulations to Como for defiling the odds and booked a place in next season Champions League.

[Arenga pinnata]

Lazio fell short of expectations this season and failed to qualify for European competitions. They finished the league in 9th place. Maurizio Sarri's tenure also came to an end today. Had they not lost the Coppa Italia final, they might have continued with Sarri, but with the poor league finish the partnership lasted just one season.
Sarri is likely headed to Atalanta. Lazio are considering bringing Gattuso on board as new head coach. The movement of managers between teams in the Italian league continues at full speed. You don't see this much turnover in other leagues probably.

Sarri has been Lazio’s coach for a long time, and although he took a break, he returned this season. However, he hasn’t managed to lead Lazio to good results this time around. but if Lazio only wants to compete in the domestic league, then there’s nothing wrong with choosing Gennaro Gattuso. However, if the goal is to achieve greater success, I think Lazio should look for another coach.
personally, I can’t expect anything extraordinary from Gennaro Gattuso. he’s good, but only for domestic competitions. he has extensive experience with teams in Serie A, but I don’t think his achievements in Europe are substantial enough.

[babo]

When Como was consistent winning matches and making headlines this season, I tipped them to finish in the top four. This season, they almost miss the chance to qualify for next season Champions League, but in the last matchday AC Milan gave Como a chance to finish in the top four and book a spot in next season Champions League, Como didn't waste the chance; they seized the chance with a 4-1 win against Cremonese, congratulations to Como for defiling the odds and booked a place in next season Champions League.

you can see from these little things that Como thinks like a champion
Milan, I don't know how they managed to make that mess in their last match, how do you do it?
because I don't think and act like a champion but only like a paid person, like a mercenary without any attachment to the team